Belt game 2,848 · February 25, 1979
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Detroit Pistons 126–119 on the road to start reign 1,279 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since February 21, 1979, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 2, 1979.
1,279Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.L. Carr | 45 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13-23 | — | 7-12 |
| Terry Tyler | 34 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | — | 7-10 |
| John Long | 40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Porter | 30 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Leon Douglas | 32 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | — | 7-11 |
| Andre Wakefield | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Brewer | 33 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | — | 1-4 |
| Earl Tatum | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Ben Poquette | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | 44 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13-27 | — | 3-4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 41 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 9-11 |
| Bob Gross | 44 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Ron Brewer | 41 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 3-5 |
| Tom Owens | 40 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | — | 1-4 |
| Ira Terrell | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Steele | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Twardzik | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 3-5 |
| Clemon Johnson | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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